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gun control

Orlando is why we need surveillance

The FBI had the Orlando gunman under watch — twice — and, after much consideration, decided to stop following him. Was this a mistake? Obviously, tragically so. But in this massive lost opportunity to prevent a slaughter dwells a positive sign for our ability to stop future attacks. Law enforcement at least

Massachusetts

Massachusetts counts two among Orlando dead

BOSTON – After the massacre of 49 people at a gay club in Orlando, Florida, early Sunday, Bostonians gathered in solidarity to mourn the victims, including 53 wounded in what has been described as the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. [perfectpullquote align="full" cite="" link=

crime

US seeks death for accused shooter in Charleston massacre

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Justice Department intends to seek the death penalty against Dylann Roof, the man charged with killing nine black parishioners last year in a church in Charleston, South Carolina, Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Tuesday. "The nature of the alleged crime and the resulting harm compelled this

Palestine

Palestinian attacks kill American tourist, wound 12 Israelis

JERUSALEM (AP) — Palestinian attackers unleashed a series of shooting and stabbing assaults on Israelis on Tuesday, including a stabbing spree in the ancient Mediterranean port city of Jaffa that killed an American tourist near where Vice President Joe Biden was meeting with Israel's former president, police said. The

black lives matter

Ferguson sued after vote to revise Justice Department deal

FERGUSON, Mo. (AP) — The federal government sued Ferguson on Wednesday, one day after the City Council voted to revise an agreement aimed at improving the way police and courts treat poor people and minorities in the St. Louis suburb. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said Ferguson's decision to reject

islam

Police: Gunman said he shot Philadelphia cop in Islam’s name

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A man using a gun stolen from police said he was acting in the name of Islam when he ambushed an officer sitting in his marked cruiser at an intersection, firing shots at point-blank range, authorities said Friday. Both the officer and suspect were injured during the barrage

attack

Man in fake explosives vest killed amid high Paris tension

PARIS (AP) — A man wearing a fake explosives vest and wielding a butcher knife was shot to death by police outside a Paris police station Thursday, jolting an already anxious French capital with a new dose of fear as the nation grimly marked a year of terror that started with

crime

Chicago cop pleads not guilty in black teen’s shooting death

CHICAGO (AP) — A white Chicago police officer charged with murder in the 2014 fatal shooting of black teenager Laquan McDonald pleaded not guilty Tuesday in a Chicago court. Jason Van Dyke faces six counts of first-degree murder and one of official misconduct in the 17-year-old's death.